If you read my article on multi-GPUs you know that SLI and Crossfire have been retired, and Nvidia has introduced NVLink. The intrepid Mark Poppin of BabelTech Reviews wanted to find out if adding a second AIB could actually improve performance. He hooked up an Nvidia RTX 3090 FE and an RTX 2080 Ti (adding up to ~ $2,800 of … Read more
The first commercial workstation class chip for the PC
When 3D graphics controllers were just immerging in the late 1990s, one company in particular, 3Dfx, experimented with ways to scale up the performance of accelerating the 3D gameplay
Apple has announced the 2020 winners of its annual design awards. The Apple Design highlight applications that excel in design and innovation in apps and games. This year eight companies have won with applications representing a wide range of capabilities and functions including games, art, photography, and CAD. Shapr 3D István Csanády, Shapr3DZRT Shapr isn’t exactly running under the radar, … Read more
The Foundry’s Katana is a powerful tool for lighting and look development. Compared to so many tools used in entertainment content creation, it is a relatively young application. Foundry added Katana to its portfolio in 2011 through a deal with Sony Imageworks to package and further develop the portfolio of tools developed by Imageworks to handle lighting and look development. … Read more
Going with the flow: Dassault takes a new look at the ways in which generative design tools can be used effectively. (Source: Dassault) There is no doubt that generative design is changing the way parts are designed, modeled, and manufactured. That’s true, and it’s been true for over a decade. Unfortunately, generative design has also introduced more complexity to … Read more
You might have missed this in all the news: Autodesk has released 3ds Max 2021. The latest release heavily focuses on rendering and textures and thanks to the improvements in performance and the viewport, users will get an even clearer view of what they’re doing. With this release, Autodesk has added support for Python 3, scriptable baking, and more focus … Read more
At CES 2020, Artilux will show its Explore Series, a wide spectrum 3D ToF (time-of-flight) sensor based on GeSi (germanium-on-silicon). Why is such an esoteric thing interesting? Because if you use a beam of light for a ToF 3D sensor, you have to be careful about what kind of light you use and how it will be impacted by the … Read more
Adobe’s 3D and Immersive (3D&I) group has announced the addition of Oculus Medium to an emerging portfolio that includes Dimension, Substance, and Aero, tools that complement Adobe’s flagship products Photoshop and After Effects. Facebook’s Oculus Medium was introduced to the world along with the Oculus controllers in 2016. It differs from other 3D paint tools like Facebook’s Quill and Google’s … Read more
When it all comes together: HP has been working on the challenge of real-world 3D capture for some time. At Adobe Max, the company was able to show off the process from capture to print. That Dalek sitting next to the Z4 Workstation is HP’s new Captis device. (Source JPR) It's no secret that Adobe is growing its 3D … Read more
Onshape is first SaaS platform to unite CAD with data management and collaboration tools
It’s the season for new CAD releases and given that it’s also 2020, every release is feeling momentous in its own special way. Vectorworks has found strong points of differentiation for its tools and this release makes the most of them. Data visualization enables teams to communicate and understand design, its attributes, and the effects of changes. (Source: Vectorworks) … Read more
